এশিয়া

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Asia, ultimately from Latin Ā̆sia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /⁠Aššuwa⁠/, northwest Anatolia).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /eʃi̯a/, [ˈeʃi̯aˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /eʃi̯a/, [ˈeʃi̯aˑ]

Proper noun

এশিয়া • (eśiẏa) (objective এশিয়াকে (eśiẏake), genitive এশিয়ার (eśiẏar), locative এশিয়ায় (eśiẏaẏ))

  1. Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)

See also